Quiz — הלכות שבועות פרק ג

Question 1

One is forced to swear by a violent man. Is he liable if he 'violates' it?

Oaths under compulsion carry no liability. The halachah recognizes that coerced words do not represent genuine legal commitment.

Question 2

What must a person do during a coerced oath to preserve his exemption?

He must have the intent in his heart during the oath that he is taking it only under duress.

Question 3

What is the halachic status of the oath 'I haven't eaten anything in two years'?

Exaggerated oaths are recognized as social hyperbole, not legal commitments, and are exempt from liability.

Question 4

If a person forgot he took an oath but remembered the item — and then violated it — he:

Forgetting the oath but remembering the item is the classic inadvertent sh'vuat bitui — liable for an adjustable offering.

Question 5

He forgot both the oath AND the item, then violated it. The ruling:

When both the oath and the item are forgotten, there is no conscious transgression — he is exempt from the offering.

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